MLC707 - Business Law

Unit details

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Year:

2023 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jean Du Plessis
Trimester 3: Jean Du Plessis
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MLC711, MLM720
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2 hour class and 1 x 1 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - online:

1 x 2 hour class (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour online seminar per week

Content

This unit has been designed to the specifications of CPA Australia. It is designed to provide students with basic knowledge of Commercial and Corporations Law so that they can enter CPA Australia’s CPA Program.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply key principles of business law to recognise and evaluate legal issues.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities 
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Analyse how aspects of business law have developed to resolve business challenges and identify limitations to the scope of those laws.

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Use appropriate digital technologies to search, retrieve and apply information relating to business law.

GLO3: Digital literacy

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research) 2000 words 40% Week 7
Examination 2 hours 60% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLC707 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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